Vitteaux
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Montbard | |
| Canton | Semur-en-Auxois | |
| Community association | Terres d'Auxois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 ' N , 4 ° 33' E | |
| height | 304-513 m | |
| surface | 20.70 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,074 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 21350 | |
| INSEE code | 21710 | |
| Website | http://www.vitteaux.fr/ | |
 Place May 8 with the octagonal tower |
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Vitteaux is a commune with 1,074 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbard and is the capital and the largest city in the canton of Semur-en-Auxois in terms of population and area .
geography
Vitteaux is 39 kilometers northwest of Dijon , the seat of the prefecture of the Département Côte-d'Or and about 30 kilometers southeast of Montbard , the capital of the arrondissement of the same name . Neighboring municipalities of Vitteaux are Posanges in the north, Massingy-lès-Vitteaux in the east, Dampierre-en-Montagne in the north-east, Boussey in the south and Vesvres in the south-west. The municipality covers 2070 hectares, the mean height is 409 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at an altitude of 312 meters. The community lies on the banks of the Brenne River .
Vitteaux is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
1793 received Vitteaux in the course of the French Revolution (1789-1799) the status of a municipality and 1801 through the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte the right to local self-government . In 1861 Cessey-lès-Vitteaux was incorporated.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2016 |
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| 973 | 1052 | 1077 | 1097 | 1064 | 1114 | 1075 |
Attractions
In the hamlet of Dracy is the Camp de Myard or Miard , a fortified complex from the Middle Neolithic (5,000–4,500 / 4,300 BC), which was abandoned in the Late Bronze Age (1300-800 BC). The complex was classified as a Monument historique in 2004 and is therefore a listed building .
The market hall was built in 1607 and classified as a monument historique in 1968 . In Vitteaux there are five houses from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, which are entered in the additional directory of the Monuments historiques . These include the so-called Hôtel Ferrand and the Hôtel Piget . The Bélime house was built in the 13th century and expanded in the 17th century. It was classified as a Monument historique in 1994 .
Other buildings worth mentioning are the octagonal tower (Tour octogonale) and two other towers (Tour du Guet and Tour-Porche) , the Couvent de la Providence , also known as the "Convent of the Minimites ", built in 1651, and the Trinity Chapel (Chapelle de la Trinité) .
The Saint-Germain d'Auxerre church
The patron saint of the Church of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre is Saint Germanus of Auxerre . The church was built in the 13th century and enlarged in 1490. Further renovations were carried out in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the church there is a listed silver chalice from the second half of the 18th century, several sculptures from the 14th to 18th centuries, three paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries and the grave of Hubert Le Boiteux († 1472) and Isabeau de Chappes from the 15th century.
The Saint-Nicolas Hospital
A medieval hospital called Saint Nicolas des champs was first mentioned in documents in 1340. It was destroyed sometime after the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598) and before 1708. In 1613 a new hospital was set up, but it turned out to be too small. In 1696 the hospitals of Vitteaux, Saffres and Villy-en-Auxois moved together to a large estate, which consisted of several houses, barns, a wine press , orchard and garden. The main building was built in 1748 and rebuilt in 1766. The hospital was expanded and modernized in the 19th and 20th centuries and had 70 beds in 1937. The garden was redesigned in 1910. A children's ward was built in 1933 and rebuilt from 1954 to 1957; In 1965 an old people's home was built. The main building has the shape of a us due to the two side wings and has a small chapel with a campanile on the roof above. In the hospital there are some listed everyday objects from the 18th century such as jugs, mortars and kettles. The altar of the chapel also dates from the 18th century and was classified as a Monument historique in 1969 . A statue of the Virgin and Child from the 15th century is also a listed building. From medical historical perspective particularly interesting objects are an (incomplete) glass breast pump from the 19th century and a syringe of tin from the 18th century.
Economy and Infrastructure
In 2009, 53.8 percent of the workforce were employed in the municipality, the rest were commuters . 8.6 percent of the employees were unemployed .
The nearest train station is in Thenissey, 12.4 kilometers away . The nearest airport is the Aéroport de Chalon - Champforgeuil in Chalon-sur-Saône, 67 kilometers away .
There is a kindergarten, a primary school and a college in Vitteaux.
There are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Époisses (cheese) and Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for poultry ( Volailles de Bourgogne and Volailles du plateau de Langres ) , Emmental ( Emmental français Est-Central ) , mustard ( Moutarde de Bourgogne ) in the municipality. and wines called Coteaux de l'Auxois .
Town twinning
Vitteaux has a parish partnership with Yvoir in Belgium .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d La ville de Vitteaux. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved November 21, 2012 (French).
- ^ Vitteaux - notice communal. In: Cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved November 21, 2012 (French).
- ↑ a b c Entry No. 21710 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ a b Entry No. 21710 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Commune: Vitteaux (21710). Theme: Tous les thèmes. In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on August 13, 2012 (French).